Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Rahul Gandhi rejects Amit Shah's discussion offer on student protests
In India, some students were hurt while they were protesting.
People want to know who told the police to shoot at them with pellet guns.
Rahul Gandhi is a leader who speaks for the people in Parliament.
He asked the Home Minister, Amit Shah, to say whether he gave that order.
Gandhi said if Shah gave the order, he should leave his job.
And if he did not know about it, that also means he is not doing his job well.
Shah said the government could talk about it in Parliament.
Gandhi said that offer came too late and was not a real answer.
Many people are watching to see what happens next.
Rahul Gandhi rejected Home Minister Amit Shah's offer to discuss student protests in Parliament, calling it a last-minute attempt to fill gas in his deflated 'balloon'.
Gandhi demanded to know who ordered police to shoot students with pellet guns, noting one student was blinded and another shot in the ear.
Gandhi said Shah should resign either way—culpable if he gave the order, incompetent if he did not.
Shah had offered a discussion starting at 3 pm if the opposition submitted a written request before 2 pm to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
Congress leaders Gaurav Gogoi and Jairam Ramesh noted it was the first time since 1952 that neither the PM nor the Home Minister was present during an entire Parliament session.
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and Home Minister Amit Shah
- What
- Gandhi rejected Shah's offer of a parliamentary discussion on student protests and demanded to know who ordered police to fire at student protesters
- When
- Wednesday, during the current Parliament session
- Where
- India—Parliament in Delhi; student protests in Jharkhand were also referenced
- Why
- The opposition wants accountability for police action, including pellet gun shootings, against student protesters
Opposition (Congress-led) View
Government (BJP-led) View
Accountability for firing at students
Opposition (Congress-led) View
The youth want to know who ordered protesters to be shot with pellet guns; Shah is culpable if he gave the order and incompetent if he did not, and should resign either way.
Government (BJP-led) View
The government is ready to discuss all issues, including student protests, in Parliament, and proposed a structured discussion.
Shah's offer of discussion
Opposition (Congress-led) View
A last-minute attempt to refill the home minister's deflated image 'balloon' after he disappeared for 20 days; the opposition is not interested in his 'imagination and lecture'.
Government (BJP-led) View
A concrete offer by the home minister for a parliamentary discussion from 3 pm if the opposition submitted its request in writing before 2 pm to the Lok Sabha Speaker.
- Main Figures
- Rahul Gandhi and Amit Shah
- Setting
- Parliament (Lok Sabha), India
- Shah's Proposed Discussion
- 3 pm start if opposition submits written request before 2 pm to Speaker Om Birla
- Student Injuries Referenced
- One student blinded, one shot in the ear
- Gandhi's Demand
- Shah's resignation—culpable if he ordered the firing, incompetent if he did not
- Forces Mentioned
- Delhi Police and Rapid Action Force (RAF)
- Parliamentary Footnote
- First time since 1952 that neither the PM nor the Home Minister attended an entire session